Armed Forces

Purple Heart recipient Micah Welintukonis, from Coventry, is organizing a rally at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford to protest proposed cuts to funding supporting the Connecticut Honor Guard, which performs duties at state military funerals. The $469,533 cut would eliminate two members of the Connecticut Guard, leaving three members of the Federal Guard to perform duties. Opponents say the cuts would make it impossible for the remaining Guard to perform all functions at all funerals. Speaking for the governor's communications office, Devon Puglia said that taps will still be played, and services will meet all federal requirements. "Our veterans will still get the final...

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With the U.S. about to begin the 10th month of military operations against the Islamic State (aka ISIL or ISIS), Sen. Tim Kaine had tough words for his Capitol Hill colleagues on their lack of action on a formal authorization for the use of...

Despite vigorous opposition from a few colleagues who are military retirees, the House Armed Services Committee voted overwhelming on Wednesday to give future generations of service members something different from the all-or-nothing 20-year retirement...

Last year, the Hampton Roads economy experienced a giant hiccup when the Navy considered retiring the aircraft carrier USS George Washington instead of performing a mid-life overhaul.
A mid-life carrier overhaul is big business for Virginia's largest...

A Norfolk-based frigate seized nearly $34 million in drugs and detained eight people in a joint anti-smuggling operation with the U.S. Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Navy, the U.S. Navy said this week.
The USS Kauffman deployed from Norfolk in January...

A Norfolk-based frigate seized nearly $34 million in drugs and detained eight people in a joint anti-smuggling operation with the U.S. Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Navy, the U.S. Navy said this week.
The USS Kauffman deployed from Norfolk in January...

On the surface, the Navy's new 30-year shipbuilding plan looks like smooth sailing for Huntington Ingalls Industries and other shipyards that contribute to the U.S. fleet.
In a perfect world, the Navy would purchase a Ford-class aircraft carrier every...

On the surface, the Navy's new 30-year shipbuilding plan looks like smooth sailing for Huntington Ingalls Industries and other shipyards that contribute to the U.S. fleet.
In a perfect world, the Navy would purchase a Ford-class aircraft carrier every...

A U.S. Navy hospital ship commander was relieved of her duties just two days before the ship departs on the five-month deployment.
Capt. Rachel Haltner was relieved aboard the USNS Comfort Monday, according to a statement from the Military Sealift...

The Military Coalition can make Congress tremble from time to time by presenting a united front of millions of members from more than 30 military associations and veterans' service organizations in support of, or opposition to, legislation impacting...

Military leaders over the past week have sharpened warnings that force readiness is unraveling and it could plummet if Congress allows the next round of defense cuts mandated by the 2011 Budget Control Act (BCA), with its sequestration tool, to take...

The Navy wants to add more firepower to its Virginia class submarines, which represent an important chunk of business for Newport News Shipbuilding.
Some lawmakers like the idea a lot, and the Navy is now studying whether to accelerate the timetable.
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HAMPTON — Intelligence that led to the first U.S. assault on Islamic State extremists in Syria came out of Langley Air Force Base. The newly renamed 363rd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group, which at the time was called the Air Force...

Sen. John McCain took aim at the Ford-class aircraft carrier program Tuesday, telling Navy leaders that Congress should work to "reduce cost and increase competition" in the program.
"Twelve billion dollars or more for one ship is simply...

'Misstatements'
It's reached the point where we are truly wondering what it is with these public figures who feel the need to exaggerate their military record and/or the dangers they have faced in the line of duty.
The latest is Robert McDonald,...

Typically this blog spotlights local, contemporary writers. But while cleaning out the shelves of the Daily Press library a few months back, I discovered a couple treasures to commemorate Black History Month. These books, written by Hampton Roads...

NEWPORT NEWS — As the small detachment of Fort Eustis soldiers arrived home late Tuesday night, one voice rang above all others. Above the cheers from family members who hadn't seen their loved ones in nine months. Above the music of the band trumpeting...

All but 100 of the remaining 1,300 U.S. troops who deployed to West Africa in response to the Ebola outbreak will be home by April 30, the president announced Wednesday.
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If the Pentagon wants to convene another round of military base closings, it must clear a congressional subcommittee chaired by Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Westmoreland.
Wittman will be a tough sell. He says there is no appetite in Congress for another Base...

If the Pentagon wants to convene another round of military base closings, it must clear a congressional subcommittee chaired by Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Westmoreland.
Wittman will be a tough sell. He says there is no appetite in Congress for another Base...

A former Newport News soldier is now the Army's top enlisted officer.
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey was sworn into his new office Friday by Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Ray Odierno.
Dailey, 42, is the youngest soldier ever to serve in the...